node, kafka, riak install

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# install node
# derived from https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installing-Node.js-via-package-manager
# TODO: check that you have not installed older version of node in /usr/local/bin and remove them
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties python g++ make
# installing latest nodes (currently 0.10.3), when you want 0.8.x use node.js-legacy ppa
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs

# update all node packages
sudo npm update -g

# install forever
npm install -g forever

# install riak
# derived from http://docs.basho.com/riak/1.3.0/tutorials/installation/Installing-on-Debian-and-Ubuntu/
curl http://apt.basho.com/gpg/basho.apt.key | sudo apt-key add -

sudo bash -c "echo deb http://apt.basho.com $(lsb_release -sc) main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/basho.list"
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install riak

sudo sed -i.bak -e s/riak_kv_bitcask_backend/riak_kv_eleveldb_backend/g /etc/riak/app.config

riak start